We started our day with a morning meeting with teachers from school. We introduced ourselves and told everyone about our kindergarten in Krakow and we showed a film about the reviving Jewish life in Poland. We spent the next hours in different classes – Magda went to classes for 3-4 years, and Marika visited toddlers and 2-year-olds. We saw many things that we will definitely use in our work when we return home. In the afternoon there was a professional development meeting at the school where we talked about the 5 basic materials & loose parts. School groups have prepared presentations on how to use sand, water, clay, paint and blocks. We saw many inspirational things. We can not wait to show our kindergarten friends all the photos and materials we got here. We want to replace some 
plastic blocks and toys with those that come from natural materials. We can use stones, cones, sticks, water for counting, splashing, playing, collecting and many other things that will improve our children’s motor skills. We’ve learned that the most important thing in creating is the creative process itself, not the product we get at the end. We will pay special attention to it. We also want to point out that many of our daily activities are combined with Jewish values that we want to communicate to our children. ~Magda and Marika
